/*
* The JTS Topology Suite is a collection of Java classes that
* implement the fundamental operations required to validate a given
* geo-spatial data set to a known topological specification.
*
* Copyright (C) 2001 Vivid Solutions
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* For more information, contact:
*
* Vivid Solutions
* Suite #1A
* 2328 Government Street
* Victoria BC V8T 5G5
* Canada
*
* (250)385-6040
* www.vividsolutions.com
*/
package com.vividsolutions.jts.geom;
/**
* A factory to create concrete instances of {@link CoordinateSequence}s.
* Used to configure {@link GeometryFactory}s
* to provide specific kinds of CoordinateSequences.
*
* @version 1.7
*/
public interface CoordinateSequenceFactory
{
/**
* Returns a {@link CoordinateSequence} based on the given array.
* Whether the array is copied or simply referenced
* is implementation-dependent.
* This method must handle null arguments by creating an empty sequence.
*
* @param coordinates the coordinates
*/
CoordinateSequence create(Coordinate[] coordinates);
/**
* Creates a {@link CoordinateSequence} which is a copy
* of the given {@link CoordinateSequence}.
* This method must handle null arguments by creating an empty sequence.
*
* @param coordSeq the coordinate sequence to copy
*/
CoordinateSequence create(CoordinateSequence coordSeq);
/**
* Creates a {@link CoordinateSequence} of the specified size and dimension.
* For this to be useful, the {@link CoordinateSequence} implementation must
* be mutable.
*
* @param size the number of coordinates in the sequence
* @param dimension the dimension of the coordinates in the sequence (if user-specifiable,
* otherwise ignored)
*/
CoordinateSequence create(int size, int dimension);
}